Resources

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.   Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article’s title.

Resources For Children’s Rights:
UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

• Websites:
• • World Forum Foundation http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us   This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
  • World Organization for Early Childhood Education http://www.omep-usnc.org/   Read about OMEP’s mission.
  • Association for Childhood Education International http://acei.org/   Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.
• Early Childhood Resources:
• • National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/
  • The Division for Early Childhood http://www.dec-sped.org/
  • Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families http://www.zerotothree.org/
  • WESTED http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  • Harvard Education Letter http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  • FPG Child Development Institute http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
  • Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  • HighScope http://www.highscope.org/
  • Children’s Defense Fund http://www.childrensdefense.org/
  • Center for Child Care Workforce http://www.ccw.org/
  • Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  • Institute for Women’s Policy Research http://www.iwpr.org/
  • National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  • National Child Care Association http://www.nccanet.org/
  • National Institute for Early Education Research http://nieer.org/
  • Pre[K]Now http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
  • Voices for America’s Children http://www.voices.org/
  • The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/
• Three Additional Book Resources:
• I Love You Rituals by Dr. Becky Bailey
• What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick by Gloria Mayer, RN & Ann Kuklierus, RN
• Simple Steps by Karen Miller